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Study Details: Full-time: 2 years
Study a Masters course approved by the Health and Care Professions Council
Graduate successfully and you’ll be eligible to apply to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to become a registered arts therapist (dramatherapist), as long as you meet the HCPC’s requirements. This is a legal requirement for those wishing to work as a dramatherapist in the UK
Enhance your knowledge of theatre in the therapeutic process, and explore the role of improvisation and the need to adapt therapeutic interventions to individual and group needs
You’ll conduct a major piece of independently researched work in an area of personal interest
Further your understanding of psychological processes and have the opportunity to develop your own therapeutic approach
You'll need:
A relevant undergraduate degree such as BA (Hons) Drama, BA (Hons) Theatre Arts, BA (Hons) Creative Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing. Or you might hold an undergraduate degree or training in other areas such as psychology, occupational therapy, social work, nursing and have current evidence of theatre experience
You'll usually need one year's full time (or equivalent) relevant work experience in a health and social care environment. This can be paid or voluntary and can include areas such as mental health, learning disabilities, older people, children who have experienced trauma, physical disabilities or working with asylum seekers. The more experience you have, the more prepared you'll be for the course
You must demonstrate sufficient life experience and emotional maturity to cope with the demands of the course as the training and personal therapy processes can be emotionally challenging
If your first language is not English, you'll need to ensure that you have reached the required standards for English Language as recommended by the Health Professions Council.
IELTS requirement is 7.0 with 6.5 each individual skill area or equivalent.
When you have successfully completed all elements of the course you are eligible to apply to be registered as a Dramatherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), as long as you meet the HCPC’s requirements. You could be employed in areas such as schools, prisons, hospitals, day centres, hospices, private health organisations, therapeutic communities. With further experience, you could work freelance.
Dramatherapy Studio Practice (20 credits)
Art Therapies Theory and Research in Relation to Practice One (20 credits)
Dramatherapy Clinical Placement One (20 credits)
Dramatherapy Experiential Group (20 credits)
Art Therapies Theory and Research in Relation to Practice Two (20 credits)
Dramatherapy Clinical Placement Two (20 credits)
Arts Therapies Independent Scholarship: A Body of Work (60 credits)
Personal Therapy
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